The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 14:4

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when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

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Isaiah 4:4 (KJV)
When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

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wWhen the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

Simple English

The Lord will wash away the dirt of the daughters of Zion. He will clean the blood of Jerusalem from the city by the Spirit of judgment and by the Spirit of burning.

Paraphrase

The Lord will wash away the filth of his people and cleanse Jerusalem’s bloodstains through his spirit of judgment and fire.